PC: Who Cares?

You know what burns me up? PC. Not a computer, not political correctness, (not that these things don't burn me up, but that's just not what I'm talking about right now) but rather picture credits. Particularly, referring to adding 'pc: John Doe' at the top of a picture that you posted on facebook. First off, I want to say that this isn't an inherently bad practice. Sometimes moms end up taking a lot of pictures and not being in them, and it's nice to know where they were in that family picture. If it's a particularly pretty picture, it can also be a way of showing where the true praise for the picture should be directed to. Alright, this is all fine and well, but where does it start going awry? The quintessential example is when someone inevitably comments, "picture credits?" or something like that on your post. Maybe if you're a professional photographer trying to safeguard their material, or the picture is particularly outstanding, say, a chameleon with its tongue out just about to catch a fly, this is understandable and acceptable to comment.

But by and large, it seems like people are thinking far too much of themselves. A pithy saying comes to mind: Humility isn't thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less. Come on guys, let's be real. Nobody cares who took the picture. That picture you took of your two friends? They could've just as easily asked a random stranger to take it for them, and nobody would've been the wiser. The point of that picture and that facebook post wasn't to highlight the awesome photography skillz of the picture taker, it was to highlight the two people's friendship. (Or maybe they just wanted a picture for the heck of it, is that too much to ask!?) If you're really that concerned about getting picture creds for some random, everyday photo, you should probably reconsider your motives. Or maybe just consider your motives; perhaps you never thought about why you're asking for photo creds in the first place. Don't be tooting your own horn, nobody likes that kind of guy. 'That guy' is oftentimes a proud, obnoxious braggart who only thinks and talks of how awesome he is. Don't be 'that guy.'

One last thing to leave you with: good deeds, good work, and just goodness in general, don't stay hidden forever. If you're worried about not getting the recognition you think you deserve, don't. It all works out in the end. Do the good things you do for the right reason: don't do them to get praise from your friends, do them because they are GOOD. Trust that God will take care of the rest.